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Charles I (1625-1649), Dovey Furnace mint, Halfcrown, mm. crown, tall horseman left, plume in field, no ground line, oval garnished shield, large plume above, 14.95g/12h (Bull 487/29 (4-7); Morr. A-1; SCBI Brooker 788, same dies; N 2351; S 2908). Good fine or better, extremely rare £4,000-£5,000
Hammer Price: £4,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Truro mint, Halfcrown, mm. rose, King on horseback galloping left, oblong scroll-garnished shield surmounted by lis, c r at sides, 14.32g/8h (Bull 656/4 (67a-1), this coin; Besly F4; SCBI Brooker 1016; N 2536; S 3050). Good fine, very rare £1,500-£2,000
Charles I (1625-1649), York mint, Halfcrown, Gp 3 [type 5], mm. lion, tall horseman, tail behind legs, ebor below horse, crowned square-topped shield, crowned c r at sides, 15.05g/12h (Bull 568, this coin; Besly 3A; SCBI Brooker 1081, same dies; N 2313; S 2867). Nearly extremely fine, rare £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £4,200
Commonwealth (1649-1660), Halfcrown, 1660, mm. anchor on obv. only, 14.78g/6h (ESC 61 [442]; N 2723; S 3216). Slightly double-struck, otherwise good very fine and toned, an attractive specimen of this very rare issue £2,000-£3,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Briot’s Second Milled issue, Halfcrown, mm. anchor (flukes to left on obv., to right on rev.), signed b on both sides, 15.00g/6h (Bull 469 (14-N), this coin illustrated; SCBI Brooker 724, same dies; N 2304; S 2858). Minor adjustment marks on reverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine, scarce £2,000-£2,600
Charles I (1625-1649), Aberystwyth mint, Halfcrown, mm. book, Aberystwyth horseman, no ground line below, plume in field, oval garnished shield, large plume above, 14.69g/1h (Bull 483a/1a.4 (37c-5-1); Morr. A-1; SCBI Brooker 742; N 2325; S 2878). Small flan split, otherwise about very fine, very rare £1,500-£2,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Salopia (Shrewsbury) mint, Halfcrown, mm. small lis on obv. only, tall horseman, nothing below, crowned oval garnished shield, 14.65g/11h (Bull 675/39A (109(Lys)-15), this coin; Allen obv. I, rev. unlisted; SCBI Brooker 1164a, this coin; N 2605; S 3124). Reverse slightly off-centre, otherwise good very fine with attractive dark tone, very rare £4,000-£6,000
Hammer Price: £4,400
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1642, mm. Oxford plume on obv. only, Shrewsbury horseman, plume behind king, no ground line, three Oxford plumes above Declaration, date below, colon before legend, 14.45g/12h (Bull 594/3 (Ox.1-6-10g), this coin; Morr. F-3; SCBI Brooker 882, same obv. die; N 2412; S 2953). Nearly extremely fine with old cabinet tone, rare £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £4,600
Charles I (1625-1649), Worcester mint, Halfcrown, mm. castle on obv. only, w and grass below horseman, crowned oval garnished shield, lion’s paws at sides, 13.52g/12h (Bull 668/12 (98-35); Allen B-12; SCBI Brooker 1144; N 2590; S 3099). Good very fine, very rare £3,000-£4,000
Charles I (1625-1649), York mint, Halfcrown, Gp 1 [type 2], mm. lion, grassy ground line, oval garnished shield, 13.81g/12h (Bull 552, this coin; Besly 1C; SCBI Brooker 1077, same dies; N 2310; S 2864). Extremely fine or better with original mint bloom, an exceptional specimen £2,400-£3,000
Hammer Price: £4,800
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1645, mm. plume on obv. only, Briot’s horseman, Oxford plume behind king, lumpy ground line below, double pellet stops, three plumes above Declaration, date between pellets and ox below, five pellets at start of legend, reversed 4 in date, 14.89g/8h (Bull 620/11E (Ox.4-19-4a), this coin; Morr A-11; SCBI Brooker 912-13, same obv. die; N 2424; S 2959A). Nearly very fine, rare £500-£700
Charles II (1660-1685), First Hammered issue, Halfcrown, mm. crown on obv. only, 14.96g/9h (ESC 271 [448]; N 2759; S 3307). Some double-striking, otherwise very fine, very rare £2,400-£3,000
Hammer Price: £5,000
George I (1714-1727), Pattern Halfcrown, 1715, by J. Croker, in silver, laureate bust right, rev. cruciform shields, edge plain (ESC 1549 [586]; S 3641). Cleaned at one time but now re-toned, scratched in obverse field and on edge and with some minor marks, otherwise about extremely fine, extremely rare £3,000-£4,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Shrewsbury mint, Halfcrown, 1642, mm. two pellets on obv. only, Shrewsbury horseman, ground line below, Shrewsbury plume in field, three plumes above Declaration, date below, single pellet at start of legend, 14.79g/1h (Bull 586/4e (S5-D6-1f); Morr. D-4; SCBI Brooker 819-23, same obv. die; N 2377; S 2933). Struck on a large full flan, better than very fine with old cabinet tone, very rare £3,000-£4,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Halfcrown, 1644, mm. rose on obv., ex on rev., horse with twisted tail, no ground line, Declaration in two lines, three small plumes above, date between pellets and Ex below, reads exvrgai and lip par, 14.04g/5h (Bull 665/38E (D31p-3f); Besly N38, and BNJ 1992, pl. 18, this coin; SCBI Brooker 1053, this coin; N 2571; S 3080). Rather double-struck on reverse, otherwise very fine with old cabinet tone, extremely rare £6,000-£8,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Salopia (Shrewsbury) mint, Halfcrown, mm. small lis on obv. only, tall horseman left, sword and crown breaking inner circle, nothing below, crowned garnished oval shield, florent concordia regna, 14.60g/1h (Bull 676/49 (111-7), this coin; Allen J-49; SCBI Brooker 1165-6, same obv. die; N 2607; S 3126). A little double-striking in places, otherwise good very fine and toned, extremely rare £6,000-£8,000
Hammer Price: £5,500
Charles I (1625-1649), Chester mint, Halfcrown, York style, no mm., three vertical pellets before legends, triangle of pellets at end of rev. legend, horseman left, no marks, crown above oval shield with lion-skin garniture, 14.82g/12h (Bull 579 (75-36), this coin; Lyall b/ii; SCBI Brooker 1114; N 2628; S 3131). On an irregular flan, good very fine or better and probably much as struck, rare £3,000-£4,000
George II (1727-1760), Pattern Halfcrown, 1731, by J. Croker, in silver, laureate bust left, rev. cruciform shields, edge plain, 15.38g/6h (ESC 1673 [594]; S 3691). Characteristic flatness on rim at date, a few minor surface marks, otherwise extremely fine and attractively toned, very rare £6,000-£8,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Shrewsbury mint, Halfcrown, 1642, no mm., Shrewsbury horseman, no ground line below, Shrewsbury plume in field, single plume between pellets above Declaration, date below, 14.85g/9h (Bull 585/2b (S5-D6-4c); Morr. C-2; SCBI Brooker 816, this coin; N 2373; S 2929). On a rather small but full-weight flan, very fine or better with old cabinet tone, very rare £2,400-£3,000
Hammer Price: £6,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Shrewsbury mint, Halfcrown, 1642, mm. plume on obv. only, Shrewsbury horseman, ground line below, no plume in field, three plumes above Declaration, date below, 14.47g/10h (Bull 588/6 (S4-D6-10f), this coin; Morr. F-6; SCBI Brooker 825; N 2378; S 2934). On a slightly irregular flan, good very fine with a sharp horseman, attractively toned, very rare £3,000-£4,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Truro mint, Halfcrown, mm. rose, King on walking horse left, oblong scroll-garnished shield with c r and lis above, 13.96g/7h (Bull 654/2 (65-1), this coin; Besly D2; cf. SCBI Brooker 1019; N 2540; S 3049). Partly flat and with old scratch on reverse, otherwise about extremely fine, old cabinet tone £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £6,500
Charles I (1625-1649), Hereford mint, Halfcrown, 1645, King on horseback left, oval shield within Garter, supported by lion and unicorn, crown and small crowned c r above, date below, 14.04g/8h (Bull 683/62 (62-4); N 2359; S 2915). Struck in base-looking silver, old scratch across obverse, otherwise nearly very fine for this extremely rare issue £5,000-£7,000
Hammer Price: £7,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Chester mint, Halfcrown, mm. three upright gerbs, horseman left, Chester plume in field, chst below horse, oval scroll-garnished shield, 12.73g/12h (Bull 575 (47-2), this coin; Lyall B/2; SCBI Brooker 1111; N 2627/1; S 3130). Slightly bowed and very spread from the roller press, otherwise very fine, reverse better, very rare £2,400-£3,000
Hammer Price: £8,500
George I (1714-1727), Halfcrown, 1726, small roses and plumes, edge decimo tertio (ESC 1559 [593]; S 3644). Good very fine and toned, extremely rare £10,000-£12,000
Hammer Price: £9,500
Charles I (1625-1649), Worcester or Shrewsbury mint, Halfcrown, mm. small lis, horseman left, sa below obliterated by large pellet (’cannonball’), crowned oval shield, 14.83g/1h (Bull 674/32 (96-8); Allen H-32; SCBI Brooker 1159; N 2602; S 3121). Sometime cleaned and rather double-struck on an irregular flan, otherwise nearly extremely fine and toned, extremely rare £6,000-£8,000
Hammer Price: £10,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Halfcrown, 1645, mm. rose on obv., ex on rev., horse with twisted tail, no ground line, Declaration in two lines, three small plumes above, date between pellets below, 14.57g/9h (Bull 665/51 (D32n-4f), this coin; Besly N51, and BNJ 1992, pl. 21, this coin; SCBI Brooker 1060, this coin; N 2572; S 3079). Very fine with old cabinet tone, excessively rare; the only specimen listed by Bull and Besly £8,000-£10,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Shrewsbury mint, Halfcrown, 1642, Aberystwyth horseman, Aberystwyth plume in field behind, group of six pellets before legend, Declaration in two lines, three Shrewsbury plumes above, date below, nine pellets before legend, 15.36g/2h (Bull 584/8 (S6-D3-1g), this coin; Morr. B-8; SCBI Brooker 815, this coin; N 2372; S 2928). About extremely fine with old cabinet tone, an exceptional specimen £4,000-£5,000
Hammer Price: £16,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Shrewsbury mint, Halfcrown, 1642, mm. two pellets on obv. only, Shrewsbury horseman, ground line below, Shrewsbury plume in field, single plume between pellets above Declaration, date below, 15.37g/2h (Bull 586/2b (S5-D6-4c), this coin; Morr. D-2; SCBI Brooker 820, this coin; N 2375; S 2932). Numerous die striations in field, otherwise about extremely fine with old cabinet tone, an exceptionally well-preserved specimen £4,000-£5,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Shrewsbury mint, Halfcrown, 1642, mm. two pellets on obv. only, Shrewsbury horseman, ground line below, Shrewsbury plume in field, plume and value written ·2··6· above Declaration, date below, 15.08g/1h (Bull 586/13 (S5-D2-3b), this coin; Morr. D-3; SCBI Brooker 822, this coin; N 2376; S 2931). Nearly very fine and extremely rare £4,000-£5,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Worcester mint, Halfcrown, mm. colon on obv., annulet on rev., no ground line or w below horseman, crowned oval garnished shield, 14.55g/4h (Bull 669/13 (101-35), this coin; Allen C-13; SCBI Brooker 1145a, this coin; N 2593; S 3102). About extremely fine and probably much as struck, extremely rare £4,000-£6,000
Hammer Price: £17,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Truro mint, Halfcrown, mm. rose, small on obv., large on rev., King, holding marshal’s baton aloft, galloping three-quarters left, rev. oblong scroll-garnished shield surmounted by lis, c r at sides, 14.65g/4h (Bull 652/6 (66-2), this coin; Besly B6, and BNJ 1992, pl. 10, this coin; SCBI Brooker 1015; N 2535; S 3047). Marginally off-centre, characteristic die-crack by horse’s tail, good very fine, an exceptional and desirable specimen of the highest rarity ...
Hammer Price: £18,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Halfcrown, 1645, mm. Truro rose on obv., castle on rev., King, holding marshal’s baton aloft, galloping over arms, rev. oval garnished shield, 14.33g/4h (Bull 663B/48 (41-26), this coin; Besly L48, and BNJ 1992, pl. 21, this coin; SCBI Brooker 1054, this coin; N 2563; S 3073). Good very fine and excessively rare; possibly the only known example £12,000-£15,000
Hammer Price: £24,000
Charles II (1660-1685), Second Hammered issue, Halfcrown, mm. crown on obv. only, with mark of value, reads brit fra, 15.06g/1h (ESC 286 [450]; N 2760; S 3313). Extremely fine for issue and extremely rare, possibly the finest known example £6,000-£8,000
Hammer Price: £30,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Patterns, Medals and Miscellanea, Tower mint, Pattern Halfcrown, unsigned, in silver, as Gp III, mm. portcullis, King seated left on horseback, holding sword, sash flies from waist, carolvs d g mag brit fran et hi rex, rev. christo avspice regno, oval garnished shield, ornate scrolls flanking mintmark, rosette stops between words, edge plain, 15.44g/12h (Bull 208/26 (2+2-3), this coin; SCBI Brooker 1264, this coin; N 2696; S –). Possibly machine-made on a full round...
Hammer Price: £34,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Halfcrown, ‘1642’, mm. Truro rose on obv., Exeter rose on rev., King, holding marshal’s baton aloft, galloping over arms, rev. scroll garnished oval shield with lion’s paws at sides and date in cartouche below, 14.85g/10h (Bull 663/22 (61-35); Besly L22, and BNJ 1992, pl. 15, this coin; SCBI Brooker 1013; N 2534; S 3071). Struck on a broad round flan, slight trace of crease, otherwise extremely fine, an exceptional example of this extremely rare...
Hammer Price: £40,000
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